Matt MackinderMassachusetts junior defenseman Oleg Yevenko has been invited to join the Belorussian national team and participate in the Arosa Challenge, hosted by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation, from Dec. 19-22.
Minnesota was idle last weekend, but even in that regard, the Gophers regained the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll with 32 first-place votes. Minnesota moved up one from last week, while last week’s top-ranked team, St. Cloud State, fell to fourth after losing to and tying Union. SCSU did garner … Read more
With the first half in the books, Minnesota will head to 2014 as the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as the Gophers again garnered all 15 first-place votes this week. The rest of the poll is the exact same as the Dec. 9 poll. Wisconsin sits second, Cornell third, North Dakota … Read more
The NCHA will be the host institution for the Division III men’s national championship in 2015. The event will be held in Minneapolis at Ridder Arena on the Minnesota campus on March 27-28, 2015. “I am very pleased and excited to announce that the NCHA has been selected to host the NCAA III men’s ice … Read more
It’s hard to believe that the first half is coming to a close, but with that said, there still are some meaningful games this weekend, so let’s see what our columnists have to say about those. ECAC East – Tim Costello Last week’s picks finished at 3-2-0 (.600), which brings this season total to a … Read more
It’s hard to believe that the first half is coming to a close, but with that said, there still are some meaningful games this weekend, so let’s see what our columnists have to say about those. ECAC East – Tim Costello Last week’s picks finished at 3-2-0 (.600), which brings this season total to a … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has suspended Army sophomore forward Shane Hearn for one game under the league’s supplemental discipline policy. Hearn was given the game suspension by AHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio and supervisor of officials Gene Binda after a review of a play last Saturday against Canisius when it was determined that Hearn targeted the head of … Read more
For the first time in nearly 12 years, St. Cloud State is the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. This week, the Huskies earned 33 first-place votes and 978 voting points. The last time SCSU had the No. 1 ranking was in the Jan. 7, 2002 poll. This current No. 1 ranking … Read more
Forwards Vince Hinostroza (Notre Dame) and Zach Stepan (Minnesota State) and defenseman Jaccob Slavin (Colorado College) have been added to the preliminary roster for the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team.
As it has all season long, Minnesota is the top-ranked team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Minnesota garnered all 15 first-place votes this week. The next five spots mirror those of last week as Wisconsin sits No. 2, followed by Cornell, North Dakota, Harvard and Clarkson. Boston College, tied with Clarkson in … Read more
USA Hockey announced Tuesday that executive director Dave Ogrean has received a four-year contract extension through 2018.
According to The Mack Report, Merrimack senior forward Shawn Bates is no longer with the Warriors’ program. Bates was removed from Merrimack’s roster prior to last Friday night’s game between Merrimack and Boston University. An email from USCHO.com to Merrimack seeking comment was not returned. Bates was pointless in 10 games this year and had … Read more
North Dakota announced Monday that the team suspended sophomore forward Bryn Chyzyk indefinitely due to a violation of team and athletics department policy. According to the Grand Forks Herald, Chyzyk reportedly skipped out on a $4 cab fare. The Herald reported that Chyzyk was arrested at 1:41 a.m. Monday at the Valley Dairy store at … Read more
After two different rounds of voting and over 800 ballots submitted, fans have selected NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the name of the conference’s championship weekend. The inaugural event will take place March 21-22, 2014, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
HOUGHTON, Mich. — A standout performance in his collegiate debut by Jesse Wilkins, along with a pair of goals from Cory Ward, helped visiting Bemidji State snatch a 2-2 tie from Michigan Tech in a game that started very slowly for the Beavers Friday night at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Wilkins made 36 stops … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — Alternating between games and bye weeks over the last seven weeks, Wisconsin senior winger Michael Mersch viewed playing 10 straight home games over the next two months as an opportunity for the Badgers to get their name back into the early national title talk. Playing the first of 12 straight home games, … Read more
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Entering the game, there was the faint appearance of a stumble. After a rousing start to the season offensively (averaging 5.5 goals per game in the first nine games of the season), there was a bit of a lull for Boston College. The Eagles had just one win in the last … Read more
WEST POINT, N.Y. — A total of 10 goals were scored Friday night between Canisius and Army, but Canisius, led by the offensive prowess of Kyle Gibbons, scored five unanswered in the third period to beat the Black Knights by an 8-2 count Friday night. In the first period, the two teams traded goals with … Read more
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After a dominant second period by American International and a goal by Jon Puskar in the third to tie the game 2-2, the Rochester Institute of Technology needed to come up clutch to lock up its first four-game win streak since the 2011-12 season. And “Mr. Clutch” was none other than freshmen … Read more
HAMDEN, Conn. — Quinnipiac held off a late Union attack to pick up a 4-2 win Friday night at the High Point Solutions Arena. Shiann Darkangelo scored two more goals to give her 13 on the season to tie Boston College’s Haley Skarupa for the most in the nation. “A win’s a win,” QU coach … Read more